Forest fuels and landscape-level fire risk assessment of the ozark highlands, Missouri

Michael C. Stambaugh; Richard P. Guyette; Daniel C. C. Dey

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Forest fuels and landscape-level fire risk assessment of the ozark highlands, Missouri

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Michael C. Stambaugh, Richard P. Guyette, Daniel C. C. Dey

Year:

2007

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–101. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 258-266 [CD-ROM].

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Abstract

In this paper we describe a fire risk assessment of the Ozark Highlands. Fire risk is rated using information on ignition potential and fuel hazard. Fuel loading, a component of the fire hazard module, is weakly predicted (r² = 0.19) by site- and landscape-level attributes. Fuel loading does not significantly differ between Ozark ecological landtypes. Drought and exposure are related to fuel moisture content. Drought is particularly important to the Ozark fire regime and fire risk as it is related to both ignitions and fuels.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 15th central hardwood forest conference

Citation

Stambaugh, Michael C.; Guyette, Richard P.; Dey, Daniel C. 2007. Forest fuels and landscape-level fire risk assessment of the ozark highlands, Missouri. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–101. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 258-266 [CD-ROM].